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A new Main Library branch has opened in downtown Wilmington as part of a larger development known as Project Grace.

The library features over 100,000 materials, study rooms, conference rooms, and computers.

The adjacent Cape Fear Museum portion of the building is expected to open in the summer of 2026.

A newly constructed space in downtown Wilmington is redefining what it means to be a library.

New Hanover County’s new Main Library branch , long known as Project Grace , is not intended to be a “shush” place, said Library Director Dana Conners on a media tour of the building on Oct. 2. The new library, located at the corner of Grace and Third streets, offers a variety of gathering spaces for the county’s growing population.

“A lot of people have preconceived no

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